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The Day When the Bats Arrive
The Day When the Bats Arrive

Author(s): Alina Iordache
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: (post)communism; Romania; miners; violence; subjectivity;

Summary/Abstract: 13th June 1990. North Railway Station. I was just getting off the train with my mom and dad. Two people in their sixties. Close to the exit, a manly voice clearly whispers to me from behind: ‘Get lost, the miners are coming!’ A tall man, wearing a navy blue suit and a white shirt, passes me by skimming the ground.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 37-37
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: English
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